Sat 17 Oct 2026, 11:00am – 4:00pm
Home tours bookable: 17 Oct at 11am, 1pm & 3pm
We want to demonstrate how deep retrofit, as done in Ireland, could be done in Cambridge, sadly without the Irish govt. grants. We’re using the AECB Carbonlite standard as an achievable but still challenging target for retrofit. This will transform the comfort of the home (freshness and air quality – because of MVHR), and reduce heating demand by a factor of 4.
We are showing an exemplar deep retrofit and full house renovation (new kitchen and bathrooms). There were some minor internal wall changes but no extension or loft conversion. We are demonstrating a professional and cost controlled retrofit in a relatively common and simple format, i.e. a 3-bed semi.
Come and see the work in progress: new heating systems, wood floors, windows, re-plastered, doors and architraves, re-wired, re-plumbed, new kitchen, new bathrooms x 2, PV and battery, MVHR, external solar shading, rainwater harvesting.
https://openecohomes-greville-road.eventbrite.co.uk
This event is made possible with the support of Cambridge City Council’s Sustainable City grant.
Location
Greville, Greville Road Cambridge CB1 3QJ
